Automaker
Automakers or
automobile manufacturers are companies that design and
manufacture automobiles. The major global players are headquartered in
France,
Germany,
Italy,
Japan,
South Korea, and the
United States.
While automakers are headquarted in a smaller number of countries, manufacturing facilities exist in a large number of countries. Some countries simply have cheaper labor. Other countries will encourage or mandate a certain amount of local employment and use of locally-produced parts before an automaker is allowed to sell in a country. Others have prohibitive
tariffs that lead automakers to produce locally. For instance, the U.S. has a relatively low tariff of 2.5% for imported automobiles. Yet its tariff for imported
pickup trucks is 25%
, thus hurting the competitiveness of imported pickups. As a result, manufacturers assemble pickups intended for the American market in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico, as these countries are parties to the
North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Germany)
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DaimlerChrysler AG (
Germany/
United States)
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Fiat S.p.A. (
Italy)
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Ford Motor Company (
United States)
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General Motors Corporation (
United States)
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (
Japan)
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Hyundai Motor Company (
South Korea)
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Mazda Motor Corporation (
Japan)
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (
Japan)
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (
Japan)
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PSA Peugeot Citroën (
France)
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Renault S.A. (
France)
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Suzuki Motor Corporation (
Japan)
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Toyota Motor Corporation (
Japan)
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Volkswagen AG (
Germany)
* Note: Mazda and Nissan are under de facto control of Ford and Renault, respectively.*
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